The 61-year-old man died from his injuries and a man has been arrested by British Transport Police.
British Transport Police was called to Ilford station at about 20:50 GMT on 4 December to reports of a serious assault.Ayodele Jamgbadi, 28, of Kingston Road, Ilford, was charged with grievous bodily harm, affray and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon in a private place.The RMT union said the victim, who was one of their members, was a customer experience assistant for MTREL, which runs the Elizabeth line.
General secretary Mick Lynch said: "We are deeply saddened by the passing of our member, who died following an attack while at work. "The whole union sends its condolences to their family, friends and colleagues at this awful time and everyone's thoughts at RMT are with them. "We will keep a close eye on legal proceedings and will comment further in due course when it is appropriate."Mr Jamgbadi appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on 6 December and was remanded in custody.DCI Paul Attwell said specialist family liaison officers were supporting the victim's family."I would like to reassure the public that this is an isolated incident. We are not seeking anyone else.
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